Delaware § 6861 Distribution of secure gun storage or safety devices

Delaware Statutes

§ 6861 — Distribution of secure gun storage or safety devices

Delaware § 6861

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartSafety

Ch. 68EXEMPTIONS FROM CIVIL LIABILITY

Subch.Immunity for Distribution of Secure Gun Storage or Safety Devices

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Del. Code tit. 16, § 6861 (2026).

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(a)A tax-exempt nonprofit organization or a law-enforcement agency that distributes a new secure gun storage or safety device free of charge to an individual is not liable for civil damages arising out of any injury to person or property proximately caused by an alleged defect in the design, manufacturing, maintenance, or operation of the secure gun storage or safety device.

(b)Subsection (a) of this section only applies where the tax-exempt nonprofit organization or the law-enforcement agency does all of the following:

(1)Distributes the secure gun storage or safety device in its original packaging and unopened.

(2)Provides to the recipient of the secure gun storage or safety device an information pamphlet about gun safety developed by a local or national gun safety organization or

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(a) A tax-exempt nonprofit organization or a law-enforcement agency that distributes a new secure gun storage or safety device free of charge to an individual is not liable for civil damages arising out of any injury to person or property proximately caused by an alleged defect in the design, manufacturing, maintenance, or operation of the secure gun storage or safety device.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section only applies where the tax-exempt nonprofit organization or the law-enforcement agency does all of the following:

(1) Distributes the secure gun storage or safety device in its original packaging and unopened.

(2) Provides to the recipient of the secure gun storage or safety device an information pamphlet about gun safety developed by a local or national gun safety organization or hospital.

(c) Nothing in this section is intended to limit any liability on the part of a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer of the secure gun storage or safety device.